It was difficult to see a movie in the 1980s that didn’t include the face of C. Thomas Howell. More than four decades later, that same face is making a return in Grand Rapids.

Michigan is marking an average gas price of $3.09 per gallon of regular unleaded gas, though much of West Michigan is seeing prices much lower than that.

"When you dream of being a football coach in high school, this is a town, the response that we've gotten is a town you dream of being in."

The top 10 teams in the Michigan high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc.:

Here's a look at the polls, as selected by the Michigan Sports Writers All-State Panel: 1. Belleville (6 first place votes) (11-0), 90 4. Detroit Renaissance (13-1) 6. Saginaw Heritage (10-2) 7. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (10-1)

SMCC and Bedford girls and Summerfield boys ranked among best in the state in latest Michigan Sportswriters basketball poll.

Since unveiling its newly expanded Concourse A in June 2023, the airport has added a variety of familiar concessions, and some unique only to West Michigan. Local options added last year include Uccello’s Ristorante and Blue Bridge Market, which sells goods from Nantucket Baking Company and Madcap Coffee.

The top 10 teams in the Michigan high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc.:

The Arctic air mass over Michigan and the whole of the Midwest ... and then temps will show highs in the 20s and lows in the teens. The Grand Rapids office predict the temperatures to return ...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Philadelphia Flyers 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 – OT Flyers 2, Red Wings 1 – OT – Ristolainen scores in OT to lift the Flyers over the Red Wings 2-1

Two current local businesses could be brought to mind by the words: “When you thirst for drinks, think Bink’s.” It’s been more than 120 years since Nicholas A. Bink founded a company that would become a legacy for his family and the city of Escanaba.

A 12-year-old girl has died after her mother allegedly set fire to their Grand Rapids home early Saturday morning.